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LeVar Burton guest hosting ‘Jeopardy!’ – (Jeopardy Productions, Inc.) *LeVar’s Burton’s Trivial Pursuit gameshow could be headed to The CW.  Deadline reports that the veteran actor will host and exec produce the series for eOne through his LeVar Burton Entertainment banner. Burton is closing on a deal with The CW to bring his new […]

*Fans of LeVar Burton are outraged that he wasn’t selected to fill Alex Trebek’s shoes on “Jeopardy!” — as the hosting gig has reportedly gone to American sportscaster Joe Buck.  Per TMZ, Buck will serve as a guest host on the game show … with his episodes apparently slated to air later this summer. According […]

Actor Levar Burton gestures after attending Ubisoft news conference about the new video game “Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR” before the start of the E3 Gaming Conference on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America) *LeVar Burton, the iconic host of the children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” is being sued […]

LeVar Burton on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Sept. 16, 2021, Comedy Central) *LeVar Burton is speaking out about the cultural impact of the “Roots” miniseries, based on Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It aired on ABC across eight consecutive nights, beginning on Jan. 23, 1977. “I continue to be surprised by the […]

[…] night of my life since Art Fleming was host. Jeopardy! is a cultural touchstone, and for a Black man to occupy that podium is significant.” READ MORE:  LeVar Burton Thanks Fans for Their ‘Passionate Support’ After Scoring ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Gig Not everyday the @nytimes devotes this much ink (pixels) to you. ????????https://t.co/ATag8EAO9e — LeVar Burton […]

Twitter * LeVar Burton’s dream job of hosting “Jeopardy!” was crushed by the game show’s producers but he’s still eyeing a gig in the game show circuit. As reported by The New York Post, Burton, 64, is teaming up with Entertainment One to create a game show based on Hasbro’s famed Trivial Pursuit. Per the […]

Raven-Symoné and LeVar Burton / Getty *Raven-Symoné and LeVar Burton were among the honorees at Variety’s first-ever Family Entertainment Awards, presented by Kidoodle. Raven-Symoné, star of “Raven’s Home” and Burton, beloved host of “Reading Rainbow,” received the storytelling visionary award for their contributions to kids’ programming, Variety reports.  “Kids are the smartest people I know,” […]

* LeVar Burton begins his stint as a “Jeopardy!” guest host today, Monday, July 26. Fans of the former “Reading Rainbow” star launched an online campaign calling on producers to hire Burton to take over following the death of longtime host Alex Trebek. Back in November, Burton fans created a Change.org petition asking ABC to […]

LeVar Burton at the “12 Years A Slave” Los Angeles Premiere, Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA 10-14-13 *LeVar Burton received some startling news while tracing his family’s ancestry on the hit PBS series “Finding Your Roots.” On the Jan. 16 episode, Burton learned that his great-great-grandmother on his mother’s side, Mary Sills, […]

Getty *After fans of LeVar Burton pushed for him to guest host of “Jeopardy,” the long-running quiz show announced Wednesday that the “Star Trek” star will close out the current 37th season.  Back in November, Burton fans created a Change.org petition calling for ABC to hire him as the new host of the network’s long-running […]

Twitter *On Monday, LeVar Burton took over as the guest host of this week’s “Jeopardy!” As previously reported, fans of the former “Reading Rainbow” star launched an online campaign calling on producers to hire Burton to take over following the death of longtime host Alex Trebek. Burton’s Monday debut was overshadowed by contestant Patrick Pearce, […]

*Actor, director, and children’s television host, LeVar Burton was a guest on SiriusXM Urban View’s “The Karen Hunter Show” and discussed his dreams to host the game show “Jeopardy!” and spoke about the police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, and a personal encounter with law enforcement. During the interview host Karen Hunter and co-host Don […]

Twitter * LeVar Burton opened up to The New York Times about his campaign to be the next host of Jeopardy! after the late Alex Trebek but producers of the beloved game show never seriously considered him for the role. Here’s more from TMZ: Production sources tell us … Sony Studios execs loved the “Reading […]

[…] Rainbow, playing the brainiac engineer Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: the Next Generation, and filling the roll of Kunta Kinte in the ever important mini-series Roots, LeVar Burton has inspired and shaped the minds of several generations of trivia-loving nerds,” the petition states.  It continues, “This petition is to show Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. […]

[…] for children of all ages. So, I think we need to put things in perspective,” Burton said. Watch the moment via the YouTube clip below. READ MORE:  LeVar Burton Thanks Fans for Their ‘Passionate Support’ After Scoring ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Gig  Meanwhile, Burton is set to guest host “Jeopardy” this summer after fans pushed for him […]